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Cairo Station
Cairo Station

Cairo Station

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Qinawi, a physically challenged peddler who makes his living selling newspapers in the central Cairo train station, is obsessed with Hanuma, an attractive young woman who sells drinks. While she jokes with him about a possible relationship, she is actually in love with Abu Siri, a strong and respected porter at the station who is struggling to unionize his fellow workers to combat their boss' exploitative and abusive treatment.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

Arabic

Runtime

77 mins

Rating

7.4/10

Release Date

31 July 1958

Country

Egypt

Cast

Farid Shawqy

Farid Shawqy

Abu Siri

Hind Rostom

Hind Rostom

Hanuma

Youssef Chahine

Youssef Chahine

Qinawi

Hassan El Baroudy

Hassan El Baroudy

Madbouli

Abdel Aziz Khalil

Abdel Aziz Khalil

Abo Gaber

Ahmed Abaza

Ahmed Abaza

Mansour

Essmat Mahmoud

Essmat Mahmoud

Hussain Ismael

Hussain Ismael

راكب بالقطار

Naima Wasfi

Naima Wasfi

زعيمة منظمة المراة الحرة

Abdel Ghani El Nagdi

Abdel Ghani El Nagdi

مسافر صعيدي

Abdel Hameed Badawy

Abdel Hameed Badawy

الشاويش حسنين

Hanaa Abdel Fattah

Hanaa Abdel Fattah

Lotfi El Hakim

Lotfi El Hakim

Sayed el Araby

Sayed el Araby

Said Khalil

Said Khalil

جاد الله

Abbas El Daly

Abbas El Daly

عباس الشيال

Mohsen Hassanein

Mohsen Hassanein

عسكري

Helen

Helen

حسناء المحطة

Farouk El Demrdash

Farouk El Demrdash

Sabri Abdel Aziz

Sabri Abdel Aziz

Safia Sarwat

Safia Sarwat

حلاوتهم

Galal Issa

Galal Issa

Rashad Hamed

Rashad Hamed

مندوب مكتب العمل

Asaad Kellada

Asaad Kellada

الشاب المسافر للخارج

Sherine

Sherine

أحمد طنطاوي

أحمد طنطاوي

Tousoun Motamad

Tousoun Motamad

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